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OCTOBER 2016 | FLEXO 13
rently working in New York within the manufacturing industry for a
company that prints and converts flexible packaging.
FLEXO: How do your experiences in the narrow web and wide web
markets compare? How do they differ?
Root: I’ve had exposure to both markets and observed interesting
similarities and differences. Both have made major strides in process
integrity, reliability and repeatability due to vast improvements
with almost every aspect of the process. The print results have truly
advanced to levels never seen before. The recent mid web hybrid
movement is a tribute to their successes and integration.
In regard to differences, there are two major areas that stand out: color
matching and waste control; both with impacts to cost controls and,
ultimately, the bottomline. Narrow web has a slight advantage while
setting up jobs, during the process of achieving color on startups.
Narrow web flexo allows for a more intimidate relationship between
the operator and press. A wider press inherently forces the need for all
of the components and process to be in greater control. The differenc-
es are narrowing as the technologies improve in both segments, but
there are unique comfort zones for both.
FLEXO: What would you say to a student considering applying for a
Rossini Scholarship?
Root: I would tell them to utilize the resources at their disposal. My
success with winning the scholarship was because of the support of
my college professors at Western Michigan University. Internships and
firsthand exposure to the flexo process made me aware of problems
to research solutions to or causes of. And it’s important to use that
exposure as a means to engage. Reach out to companies nearby and
ask if they have any feedback on potential areas to focus—they may
even work with you after you win. Utilize the pursuit of this scholar-
ship as a tool to network within the industry. Ask for a meeting at a
local flexo converter, send an email to a key supplier or research past
Rossini Scholarship winners and what topics they focused on. n
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The FFTA/Rossini North America Flexographic Scholarship is
one of the industry’s most generous and prestigious awards.
The $22,500 scholarship is bestowed annually to those
students looking to further themselves in the flexographic
industry. Winners are recognized at FTA’s Annual Forum &
INFO*FLEX, before a room filled with industry members and
executives, at the Sunday night Awards Banquet.
Applications for the Rossini Scholarship are due March 3,
2017. For more information, visit
www.flexography.org/rossini-scholarship.